A Scanner Darkly vs Perfect Blue
Perfect Blue has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 6.8/10 for A Scanner Darkly). Perfect Blue is the shorter watch at 1h 22m compared with 1h 40m. Perfect Blue is the older of the two (1998 against 2006). Both are animation, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
A Scanner Darkly
Perfect Blue| A Scanner Darkly | Perfect Blue | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.8/10 | ★ 8.3/10 |
| Year | 2006 | 1998 |
| Length | 1h 40m | 1h 22m |
| Genres | Animation, Science Fiction, Thriller | Animation, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Richard Linklater | Satoshi Kon |
| Main cast | Winona Ryder, Robert Downey Jr., Keanu Reeves, Woody Harrelson, Rory Cochrane | Emi Shinohara, Rica Matsumoto, Shin-ichiro Miki, Junko Iwao, Hideyuki Hori |
Synopsis
A Scanner Darkly
An undercover cop in a not-too-distant future becomes involved with a dangerous new drug and begins to lose his own identity as a result.
Perfect Blue
Rising pop star Mima quits singing to pursue a career as an actress. After she takes up a role on a popular detective show, her handlers and collaborators begin turning up murdered. Harboring feelings of guilt and haunted by visions of her former self, Mima's reality and fantasy meld into a frenzied paranoia.
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